· February, 2006

Stories about Somalia from February, 2006

Somalia: Street battles in Mogadishu

  22 February 2006

Fighting continues in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. Coalition for Darfur reports that the death toll has now reached 33 as gunmen loyal to local warloads battle with security personnel.

The Somali blogosphere

  16 February 2006

Since 1991, Somalia has been without a central government. While the southern part of the country has largely remained lawless, the northern Somaliland region, which declared itself independent, has been relatively peaceful. To the wider world, Somaliland is a part of Somalia. But some Somaliland bloggers take pride in bringing...

  9 February 2006

Musengeshi Katata comments (FR) on Amely-James Koh Bela's book on African prostitution in the West at Forum Realisance: “Can one really defend values that are everyday assaulted and eroded by poverty? … Without a battle against poverty including against western exploitation and the depravation of African economies, without a protracted...

Somalia: Empty airports

9 February 2006

Work 4 Change comments on the “forgotten flag” of Somalia which s/he came across in the empty airport in Garowe “There is NO OFFICES or people to welcome you or collect taxes from you. I was informed. although can not confirm, that this airport is used by cargo planes only”

Burning Butter!

  5 February 2006

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogsphere. The selected posts reflect different deviations in opinions and reactions related to the infamous Danish Cartoons. Dalya Younis of Geraldine Kingdom blog writes: أقول.. أن أبسط شيء لم نفعله هو التعريف.. فلو أمسكت دانماركيًا يمشي في الشارع وعزمته...

Somaliland: Somalia

  1 February 2006

The Voice of Somaliland points to a Reuters report “Somaliland has reacted angrily to a call by African leaders for a partial easing of a United Nations arms embargo on lawless Somalia, fearing the weapons may one day be turned against the breakaway enclave.“